{"product_id":"the-songs-of-maldoror","title":"Pieśni Maldorora","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if a poem warns you to turn back, then draws you deeper into its nightmares?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Songs of Maldoror by Comte de Lautréamont is a long prose poem in six cantos. Its central figure, Maldoror, chooses cruelty and curses God, humankind and himself. From the opening warning to the reader, the voice speaks straight to you, mixing violent images with black humor and moments of sudden tenderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first canto challenges you to continue; the second and third widen Maldoror’s quarrel with the Creator. Animals and transformations crowd these nightmares. The fourth and fifth cantos turn toward reason, doubt and the poet’s own nature, while the sixth takes on the shape of a short novel. Do not expect a steady plot: this poem keeps changing its ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA warning at the threshold\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a voice that calls its pages poisonous and challenges you to read on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeaven and earth clash\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter scenes where Maldoror’s quarrel with the Creator grows into a wider confrontation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnimals fill the darkness\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter dogs, birds, fish and insects, alongside stranger beasts and Maldoror’s own transformations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCruelty meets sudden tenderness\u003c\/strong\u003e – Feel the uneasy shifts between violent images, black humor and unexpected moments of tenderness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Romantic hero unsettled\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover a poem that is also a parody, with nightmares in place of comfort.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers drawn to daring, strange and extreme writing, and anyone curious about the roots of Surrealism and Gothic fiction who can face scenes of cruelty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and meet the voice that dares you to turn back.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534771716444,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/09063_en_ebook-front_c23.jpg?v=1792175200","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/pl\/products\/piesni-maldorora","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}